Rick Hudson

Rick Hudson has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Rick is currently the VP of Sales & Marketing at NCT | CaseWorks Software since January 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Head of Marketing & Strategic Growth at the same company from June 2022 to January 2023.

From June 2022 onwards, Rick has also been a part of Pacific Lake Partners' Executive Leadership Program as a CEO in Training, supporting Banyan Software as part of the executive team of Next Chapter Technology.

In their previous roles, Rick worked at Mars from November 2020 to January 2022 as a Senior Global Marketing Manager and later as a Senior Global Innovation Transformation Change Lead. Rick also held the positions of Operational Excellence Manager and Lean Implementation and Capability-Building Manager at Mars.

Before joining Mars, they worked at Ingredion Incorporated from December 2014 to January 2016 as a Senior Operations Manager and Engineer. Prior to that, Rick worked as an Operations Manager and Engineer at the same company from December 2012 to December 2014.

Rick began their career at General Mills as a Process Engineer from February 2012 to August 2012. Rick also gained experience as a Nuclear Research Quality Tech at the University of Missouri-Columbia from March 2008 to December 2011 and as a Project/Process Engineering Intern at Henkel in 2011.

Overall, Rick's work experience showcases their expertise in sales, marketing, strategic growth, innovation, operations management, and process engineering.

Rick Hudson holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing & Entrepreneurship, which they obtained from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management during the years 2018 to 2020. Rick also received a Digital Marketing Professional degree from Kellogg Executive Education in 2021 and 2022. Prior to their postgraduate studies, Rick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Missouri College of Engineering. Additionally, they completed their high school education at St. Louis University High. Rick has obtained several certifications throughout their career, including a Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing from Kellogg Executive Education, a Mimic Social Marketing Certificate and a Mimic Pro Digital Marketing Certificate from Stukent, a Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner certification from Prosci, an SEO Toolkit Certificate from Semrush, an Agile Advanced certification from agileKRC, a Leadership at Mars, Inc. - Senior Leader Program certification from Mars, a Lean Coach certification from Lean Learning Center, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Ingredion Incorporated, a Google Analytics Certification from Google, a Content Marketing certification from HubSpot Academy, a Social Media Marketing certification from HubSpot Academy, and a Google Ads Search Certification from Google.